Jessie Zhu is a third-year PhD student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, working as a graduate student researcher for the STRONG project. Jessie graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing and has developed research interests in grief support for caregivers of patients on end-of-life care. She is currently working on projects examining the spiritual well-being of caregivers of patients with a serious illness and factors to better support surrogates in making decisions for patients with critical illnesses.